Research Officer, Research for International Tobacco Control: International Development Research Centre

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Research Officer, Research for International Tobacco Control

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Position Number: 155
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Salary Range: $60,696 - $72,865
Duration: Term 2 Years
Closing Date: October 10, 2008 at Midnight (Canadian EST)
Who Can Apply: IDRC employees and the general public
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Job Overview

Research for International Tobacco Control (RITC)’s mission is to create a strong research capacity and knowledge base for effective tobacco control policies and programs that will minimize the threat of tobacco production and consumption to health and human development in developing countries. RITC addresses tobacco as a development issue and not just a smoking issue. RITC works to accomplish this mission through a combination of research, dissemination, strengthening of capacity and coordination by: supporting research that will lead to the production, synthesis and dissemination of research data, position papers, and other information on tobacco control issues; enhancing tobacco control research capacity in order to produce credible information for local, national and international policy-making and program development; fostering linkages between Northern and Southern researchers and encouraging partnerships between research organizations, advocates and decision-makers; working to convince the donor community of the utility of supporting tobacco control research for development.

Candidate Profile

Education

Masters degree in a relevant social science discipline such as international development, economics, or public administration

Experience

One to three years of relevant research and project coordination experience

Policy research or evaluative techniques experience is an asset

Work experience in a developing region is an asset

Language

Bilingual (English and French) position at an intermediate level

Knowledge of Spanish would be an asset

Knowledge

Knowledge of economic and social policy issues in one or more of regions targeted by the Program

Familiarity with database management is an asset

Competencies

Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills

Strong planning, organizing, coordinating, problem-solving and liaising skills under pressure when deadlines must be met

Sound MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and internet skills

Ability to perform research-related tasks (e.g. library research, analysis and synthesis of documents, writing and editing)

Ability to work with others as an effective and cooperative member of a diverse, multidisciplinary, international team

Ability to work under minimum supervision and to be a creative self-starter

Awareness of and sensitivity to individual, gender and cultural differences

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